Meet Lambda’s New Executive Adviser

Anthony P. Scardino
Chief Financial Officer

Anthony (Tony) Scardino is currently the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).   In this role, he serves as the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all Agency operations and managing close to 13,000 employees.  Prior to this recent change in responsibilities, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at USPTO and the principal advisor to the USPTO Director in leading and improving the financial management, accounting, budgeting, fee setting, revenue forecasting, and organizational performance systems of the agency.  In this role, Tony oversees an annual budget that exceeds $3 billion.  Prior to USPTO, Tony served in several leadership positions at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including acting CFO, acting Deputy CFO, and the Budget Director.  In these capacities, he oversaw an annual budget of more than $45 billion, serving as a key advisor to the Secretary of HUD and acting as a principal liaison with congressional appropriators and the White House Office of Management and Budget. His prior Federal experience includes time at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Election Commission, and Broadcasting Board of Governors, where he successfully implemented a new accounting and payroll system in a fiscally-constrained environment.  Additionally, Tony has spent time with two consulting firms, supporting federal finance challenges, and served as the Deputy CFO at a federally funded grantee of the US Government.

In 2014, Tony was the recipient of the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award—an award given annually by the President to no more than 5 percent of the federal government’s Senior Executive Service in recognition of “sustained extraordinary accomplishment” throughout their executive tenure. He was also the recipient of the Frank Greathouse National Leadership Award in 2017, given by the Association of Government Accountants.  Tony was also elected as a lifelong Fellow into the National Academy of Public Administration in November 2017.

Tony has a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the State University of New York at Geneseo and a Master of Public Administration from the State University of New York at Albany.  As a life-long learner, Tony has attained a Certified Government Financial Management (CGFM) certification, is a graduate of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Senior Managers in Government program, and also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the University Of Pennsylvania Wharton School Of Business.

Night OUT at the Kastles on July 26

Photo of Venus WilliamsWashington Kastles vs Springfield Lasers
Scheduled to play: Venus Williams!
Indoors and air-conditioned at George Washington University’s Smith Center (22nd and G Streets NW)

Tickets: $28 each / Gametime: 7 PM

Tickets to this match will definitely sell out. Our price is over half off the box office.

Interested? Contact Jennifer Fritz for tickets and payment by July 17th.

United Night OUT on July 25

DC United vs. New York Red Bulls
Only the second game in the new Audi Field
Featuring Wayne Rooney, the newly signed superstar player from England!

Tickets: $30 each / Gametime: 8 PM

Groups of 10 will be invited to a private pre-game party at the stadium with special giveaways. Group Leaders of 10+ will receive a 2018 DC United scarf. Group Leaders of 20+ will receive a replica DC United special Pride jersey (very unique item!)

Interested? Contact Jennifer Fritz for tickets and payment by July 17th.

International Food Sample Festival (IFS)

Event Flyer

Get your tickets now for the 2018 International Food Sample Festival, which will be held Wednesday, July 18, from 11:30 a.m. until no food remains, in Madison Auditorium. Choices will include: Peruvian chicken, fried yucca, samosas, falafel, chicken biryani, eggplant spread, chicken kabob, vegetarian sushi, pie, ice cream, and more.

Pre-sale tickets (5 for $5 and 10 for $10) for members of participating affinity groups will be available June 25 – July 6. Group sellers are listed below

General ticket sales (1 for $2; 4 for $5; 8 for $10; 10 for $12) will run July 9 – 17. Please see any group’s ticket sellers or look for a seller near the cafeteria July 11, 12, 16, and 17.
No Other Time is authorized for this event. For more information, contact Schquita Goodwin at 571-272-5477.

Your Lambda Ticket Sellers:

  • Jen Fritz, 571-272-7149, Madison East Building, Room 07B79
  • Leslee Friedman, 571-272-5278, Madison East Building, Room 05C03
  • Lee Fineman, 571-272-2313, Jefferson Building, Room 08A65
  • Amando Carigo, 571-272-5351, Randolph Building, Room 00B72
  • Yaira Resto, 571-272-0304, Madison East Building, Room 04D64

Thanks To You!

Lambda group at their table on Community DayThanks to all who helped, volunteered and came by our table during Community Day 2018! Special thanks to all those who gave their time to represent our group while staffing the table and marching on the parade. We all had a great time and signed up at least a couple of new members. Jenni, Leslie, Elizabeth, Mark, Larry, Yaira, Cynthia, thank you!

A Vigil Against Violence, hosted by Jerry Blackmon

On Sunday, April 14, 2018, a cowardly act of violence struck deep into the heart of our community. Two gay men were viciously attacked in full view of cameras, witnesses and passers-by who felt posting to Twitter was more important than stopping an assault that left one of them lying in U Street unconscious, and the other bloodied nearby with a busted nose. I’m sure everyone has seen that horrific video.

It is 2018. We will not stand for this. We have had enough.

This candlelit Vigil Against Violence is a visible expression of solidarity with the two members of our community who were viciously attacked near Dirty Goose this weekend, the two others who were similarly assaulted two weeks ago outside Town.

We will assemble at Stead Park Thursday night at 8:30 and the event will begin as soon as the final game has ended, around 9 p.m.

This is the first of a series of events that will, in fact, be what I’m calling a “Muscular Response” to end this violence once and for all. Tonight we’re solemn. Tomorrow, we march.

Candles and ASL interpretation, of course, will be provided.

Kristina Kelly, emcee

Karaoke Sing-Off

Come one come all and show the power of your Affinity Group’s Karaoke game!!!  Go against other Affinity Groups to see who will be crowned the Karaoke Champ of Community Day.  By participating in this wonderful you will give your group another opportunity to be seen.   The total time will be about 10 minutes.

General rules for participation:

  • Each Affinity Group fields a team of 2 to 3 players
  • Listen to a song being played for about 5 seconds
  • Person up to play has to sing the next line once the music goes off
  • Last group standing wins bragging rights for the year

Count Me In!